Karl Malden

Biography

Karl Malden (born Mladen George Sekulovich; Serbian Cyrillic: Младен Секуловић; March 22, 1912 – July 1, 2009) was an Serbian-American actor. He was primarily a character actor who for more than 60 years brought an intelligent intensity and a homespun authenticity to roles in theater, film and television, especially in such classic films as A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) — for which he won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor — On the Waterfront (1954), Pollyanna (1960), and One-Eyed Jacks (1961). Malden also played in high-profile Hollywood films such as Baby Doll (1956), The Hanging Tree (1959), How the West Was Won (1962), Gypsy (1962) and Patton (1970). From 1972 to 1977, he portrayed Lt. Mike Stone in the prime time television crime drama The Streets of San Francisco. He was later the spokesman for American Express. Malden was President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences from 1989 to 1992.

Known For

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The West Wing

The Mike Douglas Show

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Bambi

The Oscars

Midi Première

Dinah!

All Movies (81)

• Whoopi Goldberg: The Winning Act2022 · as Self (archive footage)
• Tesla Nation2018 · as Himself (archive footage)
• The Streets of the Invisibles2011 · as Mike Stone (voice) (archival)
• An Actor Named Brando2006 · as Self
• Censorship and Desire2006 · as Self
• A Man Named Brando2006 · as Self
• Baby Doll: See No Evil2006 · as Self
• A Streetcar in Hollywood2006 · as Self
• A Streetcar on Broadway2006 · as Self
• A Father… A Son… Once Upon a Time in Hollywood2005 · as Self
• Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There2003 · as Self
• Sir John Mills' Moving Memories2000 · as Self (archive footage)
• Richard Widmark: Strength of Characters2000 · as Self
• Anthony Perkins: A Life in the Shadows1999 · as Self
• Vanished Without a Trace1993 · as Ed Ray
• Earth and the American Dream1992 · as Reader (voice)
• Oscar's Greatest Moments1992 · as Himself - Host / Narrator
• Back to the Streets of San Francisco1992 · as Mike Stone
• Absolute Strangers1991 · as Fred Zusselman
• Call Me Anna1990 · as Doctor Harold Arlen
• Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge1990 · as Self
• The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro1989 · as Leon Klinghoffer
• My Father, My Son1988 · as Elmo Zumwalt Jr.
• Nuts1987 · as Arthur Kirk
• Billy Galvin1986
• With Intent to Kill1984 · as Thomas E. Nolan
• The Sting II1983 · as Gus Macalinski
• Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady1982
• Twilight Time1982 · as Marko Sekulović
• Miracle on Ice1981 · as Herb Brooks
• Word of Honor1981 · as Mike McNeill
• Skag1980 · as Pete 'Skag' Skagska
• Meteor1979 · as Harry Sherwood
• Beyond the Poseidon Adventure1979 · as Wilbur Hubbard
• Captains Courageous1977 · as Disko Troop
• The Streets of San Francisco1972 · as Detective Lieutenant Michael Stone
• Summertime Killer1972 · as Captain John Kiley
• Wild Rovers1971 · as Walter Buckman
• The Cat o' Nine Tails1971 · as Franco Arnò
• Patton1970 · as General Omar N. Bradley
• Hot Millions1968 · as Carlton J. Klemper
• Blue1968 · as Doc Morton
• Billion Dollar Brain1967 · as Leo Newbigen
• The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin1967 · as Judge Higgins
• Hotel1967 · as Keycase Milne
• Murderers' Row1966 · as Julian Wall
• Nevada Smith1966 · as Tom Fitch
• The Cincinnati Kid1965 · as Shooter
• Cheyenne Autumn1964 · as Capt. Wessels
• Dead Ringer1964 · as Sergeant Jim Hobbson
• Come Fly with Me1963 · as Walter Lucas
• How the West Was Won1962 · as Zebulon Prescott
• Gypsy1962 · as Herbie Sommers
• Birdman of Alcatraz1962 · as Harvey Shoemaker
• All Fall Down1962 · as Ralph Willart
• Parrish1961 · as Judd Raike
• One-Eyed Jacks1961 · as Sheriff Dad Longworth
• The Great Impostor1960 · as Father Devlin
• Pollyanna1960 · as Reverend Paul Ford
• The Hanging Tree1959 · as Frenchy Plante
• Bombers B-521957 · as MSgt. Chuck V. Brennan
• Time Limit1957 · as Prisoner of War (uncredited)
• Fear Strikes Out1957 · as John Piersall
• Baby Doll1956 · as Archie Lee Meighan
• On the Waterfront1954 · as Father Barry
• Phantom of the Rue Morgue1954 · as Dr. Marais
• Take the High Ground!1953 · as Sgt. Laverne Holt
• I Confess1953 · as Inspector Larrue
• Ruby Gentry1952 · as Jim Gentry
• Operation Secret1952 · as Maj. Latrec
• Diplomatic Courier1952 · as Sgt. Ernie Guelvada
• The Sellout1952 · as Capt. Buck Maxwell
• A Streetcar Named Desire1951 · as Harold Mitchell
• Halls of Montezuma1951 · as C.E. "Doc" Jones
• Where the Sidewalk Ends1950 · as Det. Lt. Thomas
• The Gunfighter1950 · as Mac
• Kiss of Death1947 · as Sgt. William Cullen
• Boomerang!1947 · as Det. Lt. White (uncredited)
• 13 Rue Madeleine1947 · as Jump Master (uncredited)
• Winged Victory1944 · as Adams
• They Knew What They Wanted1940 · as Red

All TV Shows (15)

• The West Wing1999 · as Father Thomas Cavanaugh
• The Lionhearts1998 · as (voice)
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien1993 · as Self - Guest
• Alice in Wonderland1985 · as Walrus
• Fatal Vision1984 · as Freddy Kassab
• Skag1980
• Midi Première1975 · as Self
• Dinah!1974 · as Self
• The Streets of San Francisco1972 · as Mike Stone
• Film '721971 · as Self
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1962 · as Self
• The Mike Douglas Show1961 · as Self
• The Wonderful World of Disney1954 · as Reverend Ford
• The Oscars1953 · as Self
• Bambi1948 · as Self